LaLiga: Villarreal vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 6 match between Villarreal and Barcelona and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barcelona come to Estadio de la Ceramica for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Villarreal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 15 points from their initial five encounters. Villarreal trail them by 11 points after five rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Team form: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Celta Vigo 4-3, and then drawing 1-1 with Valencia. They were back as winners when they defeated Mallorca 1-2. Villarreal won three of their previous six matches at Estadio de la Ceramica in the LaLiga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 17 goals to 13 against.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona won twice in their last three matches as Real Valladolid were defeated by 7-0, before they beat Girona 1-4. Monaco proved too strong, though, and a 2-1 defeat followed. Barcelona recorded no less than five in their previous six LaLiga away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 14 themselves while allowing eight goals against.

Betting stats for Villarreal and Barcelona

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Villarreal and Barcelona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Ayoze Perez has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Villarreal, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Barcelona. The visitors are looking to Robert Lewandowski, who has provided his team with five LaLiga goals.

Betting markets: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Villarreal claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Villarreal have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Villarreal did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Barcelona are in great form with 9 wins on the bounce. Barcelona have not lost to Villarreal in 17 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Villarreal scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Barcelona scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Villarreal games Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Barcelona played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Villarreal managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Barcelona kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in 12 consecutive meetings with Villarreal when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games. Villarreal are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 20 matches. Barcelona are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.

Betting prediction: Villarreal vs Barcelona

To sum up, the upcoming match between Villarreal and Barcelona seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this LaLiga game.

Villarreal vs Barcelona: Who wins the game?